NBA Mini Movie: 2012 Western Conference Finals – YouTube
Tough, dark, cold week in Oklahoma City. Our country came apart at the seams and we have a basketball team in rebuild mode. Call it whatever…tank, rebuild, transition season.
But this much is clear Oklahoma City needs to maximize their first round pick and the Houston first round pick. Then you take a deep breath… evaluate how far these young guys went this year and recalibrate your realistic goals for next season with what at that point would be the youngest team in the NBA.
But a team which should be exciting to watch evolve in the future.
This is the year to do this with no fans allowed in the arena and the economic model for a small market team like Oklahoma City in a redo template given the economic effects of Covid on the Thunder’s bottom line.
Enough with this nonsense they shouldn’t tank. They have to tank. Call it a mini-tank…but they have to do this at least this season. Call it a baby tank if you have to.
The best win of the four is arguably against an Orlando team which I would guess would be a Vegas pick to be a first round exit in the East at this early juncture in the season.
Winning is fun. We all love to win every game. I detest losing. But sometimes you have to gut it out for a year to have the potential to become more than just an 8-10 team in the West every year.
These young guys are playing hard for the most part. They’re not a stupid group now that Coach D has informed Poku he’s not Tony Kukoc just yet.
They’ve beaten Charlotte, Orlando, New Orleans, and the NY Knicks to date. Not exactly a gauntlet of championship contenders.
So I’m just going to watch these young guys get better….even Poku. Hope they don’t win too many games. Dream a bit about the future. And appreciate the incredible good fate we’ve had to date in Oklahoma City with our basketball club.
I’m always a dream big guy….just as long as we’re smart doing it.
A perfect time to kick back and watch the first round of the NFL playoffs. Nice to see the Buffalo Bills win a [playoff game for the first time in twenty-five years. Now there you see, Sheldon Diggs is a difference maker. That’s what I’m talking about in regards to team building.